Russian Legends & Dances

amuletts — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:47:04 +0000

“Abravanel is very good in this music – crackling with energy tempered with tender ways with the great melodies. Antar is a neglected prize among Rimsky’s works ranking with Sheherazade …Caucasian Sketches have These You Have Loved status with Procession of the Sardar establishing the idiom for a thousand Hollywood triumphal and barbarous marches … The Glière is a fun piece that stamps emphatically and clearly influenced by Mussorgsky’s Pictures from an Exhibition.
As an inexpensive single disc collection of less obvious Russian repertoire this is difficult to top. I recommend it strongly.” (Rob Barnett / MusicWeb International)

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: ‘Antar’ Suite (Symphony), Op.9 [29:25]

[1] I. Largo – Allegro giocoso – Allegretto vivace 11:15

[2] II. Allegro 5:01

[3] III. Allegro risoluto alla marcia 5:20

[4] IV. Allegretto vivace – Andante amoroso 7:47

Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov: Caucasian Sketches, Op.10 [21:59]

[5] I. In a Mountain Pass 9:51

[6] II. In a Village 4:43

[7] III. In a Mosque 3:29

[8] IV. Procession of the Sardar 3:54

Reinhold Glière: The Red Poppy, Op.60

[9] Russian Sailors’ Dance 3:27

Aram Khachaturian: Gayaneh Ballet Suite [22:52]

[10] I. Sabre Dance 2:35

[11] II. Lullaby 6:08

[12] III. Dance of the Rose Maidens 2:22

[13] IV. Dance of Ayshe 4:13

[14] V. Dance of the Kurds 1:57

[15] VI. Dance of the Young Kurds 2:26

[16] VII. Lesginka 3:07

Vienna State Opera Orchestra – Alto CD

Russian Legends & Dances